Sunday, 13 November 2016

IN an incident that has left Gweru residents shocked, a 62-year-old
popular car washer Trevor Gezani of Mkoba died after being struck by an
iron bar which cracked his skull open by his colleague following a
misunderstanding over an outstanding $45 water bill.

The incident occurred around 6am on Friday at Gweru City’s popular
bar Givans, when Takavarasha Shumba (29) allegedly struck Gezani with an
iron bar several times on the head following an argument over an
outstanding water bill.After realising that he had committed murder, Shumba downed
poison in a bid to kill himself but was rushed to hospital where he is
recovering. Efforts to get a police comment were futile.However, a police officer who could not be named as he is not
authorised to speak to the media, told Sunday News that it is alleged
that on the day, Shumba approached Gezani demanding $45 which he was
supposed to pay for the water he was using at his car wash.The officer said a heated argument ensued between the two resulting
in Shumba allegedly picking up an iron bar and attacking Gezani hitting
him several times on the head until he collapsed while bleeding
profusely due to the injuries sustained.

“After the attack, Gezani fell to the ground and started bleeding profusely. His skull was cracked open, he died on the spot.The murder was reported at Gweru Central Police Station under RRB
number 2728286 and police have already started carrying out
investigations of murder as defined in Chapter 47 of the Criminal Law
and Codification Act (Chapter 9:23),” said the police officer.A witness, Mr Romeo Makwada, who is also Gezani’s friend, claimed the
now deceased had not paid for the water he was using at his car wash
and was confronted by Shumba who demanded the money from him. Mr Makwada
said all hell broke loose when Gezani failed to produce the money
resulting in Shumba assaulting him with an iron bar several times on the
head.“Shumba and Gezani were working together. On Friday morning Shumba
confronted Gezani on why he had delayed in paying the outstanding water
bill. Gezani told Shumba that he would pay later in the day as he had
sent someone to withdraw the money from his bank account. This did not
go down well with Shumba who suspected that Gezani was only trying to
buy time by giving unending explanations and a heated argument ensued,”
he said.When Sunday News got to the scene Gezani’s body was still lying in a
pool of blood covered with a blanket while police were attending the
scene.